Nancy Guthrie’s family faces $6 million Bitcoin ransom demand: How such a payment would take place

As the search for Nancy Guthrie extends into a second week, more details are emerging about an alleged ransom note demanding a crypto payment. A local Arizona TV station, KGUN9, reported that the alleged kidnappers have demanded $6 million in a Bitcoin payment.

The purported captors demanded that the payment be made by 5 p.m. on Monday, on pain of Guthrie’s life. Savannah Guthrie and her siblings said they would pay a ransom in a video posted to Instagram over the weekend. (Update: The...